Four beautiful pumpkin decorating ideas
Perfect posy
Make a cute vase by placing a drinking glass inside a hollowed-out pumpkin.
Precious metal
Easy how-to: Use a tall candlestick as a pedestal and give your pumpkin the royal treatment with gold leaf and spray adhesive.
You will need: One pumpkin, spray adhesive, gold leaf, a clean paintbrush.
1. Wash and dry pumpkin and spray with adhesive.
2. Lay foil overtop, one piece at a time, smoothing down into creases with paintbrush as you go.
3. Work your way around pumpkin and don't worry about crinkles; they add to the effect.
Get this look: Gold leaf, spray adhesive, Michaels. Background paint, Normandy, Benjamin Moore.
Colour blocking
Easy how-to: Use a hardware-store paint chip as your palette, and for contrast pick colours a few shades apart. Experiment with texture, too: A matte finish has a contemporary feel, while glossy is more showy.
Tip: Make it for less with tester-size paints.
Get this look: Paints, Cloud White, Blushing Bride, Rosy Blush, Benjamin Moore. Candlesticks, Ikea. Cake plate, Cynthia Findlay.
Preppy plaid
Easy how-to: Paint the pumpkin with the lightest colour first, then create your vertical stripes by following its natural indents. For your horizontal lines, slowly spin on a Lazy Susan.
Tip: Don't use masking tape as a guide; it will remove your base coat.
Get this look: Paint, Cloud White, Blushing Bride, Rosy Blush, Pine Cone Brown, Benjamin Moore.
